Use of psychiatric services by homeless veterans

Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 98-102

  Stovall, Jeffrey ^a   Flaherty, Joseph A ^b   Bowden, Blake ^c   Schoeny, Michael ^c  

^a Univ Massachusetts Comm Healthlink   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOMELESSNESS; HOSPITALIZATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT CODING; SOLDIER;

ADULT; EMERGENCY SERVICES, PSYCHIATRIC; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOMELESS PERSONS; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 3042869179     PISSN: 10943412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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